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The 2024 NBA Finals: Celtics fan predicts outcome

Michael Neenan, Reporter June 5, 2024

Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals is set to kick off Thursday, June 6 with the eastern conference champions, the Boston Celtics, hosting the western conference champions, the Dallas Mavericks. The Celtics...

Kyrie Irving traded from Brooklyn Nets to Dallas Mavericks, per reports

Matt Foster and Zoe Sottile, CNN February 5, 2023

CNN -- Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Mavericks...

Opinion: Brandon’s World – Move over Michael Jordan, there’s a new ‘GOAT’ in town

Brandon Lewis Columnist October 22, 2020

GOAT: an acronym used in sports to describe who is the greatest of all time. Since LeBron James entered high school in 1999, he has been compared to Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. For years, Jordan...

Matt Poe

Opinion: Shut up about loyalty in sports

Matt Poe August 1, 2017

I’m sure by now you’ve seen the video from this past weekend of Stephen Curry and Kyrie Irving making fun of LeBron James during a wedding reception. Of course all the Cleveland fans in my life freaked...

Ty Sugick

Opinion: Kyrie Irving off to Kobe-like start

Ty Sugick November 2, 2016

Although it’s hidden behind the World Series hype, the Cleveland Cavaliers are off to a 4-0 start in the 2016-17 season. The team is on a quest to repeat last year’s championship run, as they broke...

Ty Sugick

Opinion: Kyrie isn’t going anywhere

Ty Sugick March 1, 2016

Rumors have circulated that Cleveland Cavilers point guard Kyrie Irving prefers to play elsewhere. Every Cleveland fan's heart sank into their stomachs. Many questions needed to be answered as to why Irving...

Ty Sugick

The Cleveland Prayer

Ty Sugick January 19, 2016

After an embarrassing 132-98 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers have many questions to answer. NBA fans around the world are now questioning the Cavs as a legitimate...

Cleveland Cavaliers fans watch Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors at Buffalo Wild Wings in downtown Kent on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. The Cavs beat the Warriors 96-91, bringing the series to 2-1 in favor of the Cavs.

In Game 4, Cavs face biggest game in franchise history

Jimmy Miller June 10, 2015

On the heels of a 96-91 defeat of the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Cavaliers fans have expressed confidence in how they feel the series will end.But the work is not over—in fact,...

AP: “Big 3” lead Cavaliers past Celtics 113-100 in Game 1

TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer April 19, 2015

CLEVELAND (AP) — More than hour after his first playoff game with LeBron James and Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving made a statement more profound than anything he did on the floor."We," Irving said, "are the...

AP: Love leads Cavaliers over Pacers 109-97

Associated Press November 29, 2014

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Love scored a season-high 28 points, Kyrie Irving added 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers 109-97 on Saturday night.LeBron James added 19 points as Cleveland...